Motion control harness for a medium to large dog

ABSTRACT

A restraint harness for a dog, particularly a dog of medium size and larger, including a conventional adjustable dog harness and an attached harness control extension. The harness control extension includes a plurality of straps configured to extend to the hind end of the dog and a motion control cord that is interlaced in and between the conventional adjustable dog harness and the harness control extension. The motion control cord encircles the dog&#39;s hind legs and can be tightened around the thighs with minimal force, where such tightening substantially restrains the dog without causing injury to the dog.

This application is a continuation in part of utility application Ser.No. 12/620,814, which claimed the benefit of a prior provisionalapplication Ser. No. 61/115,702.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates generally to a harness for a medium to large dog,and specifically to a motion control harness for a medium to large dogthat allows the operator to inhibit the movement or motion of medium tolarge dogs when desired.

2. Description of Related Art

It is quite customary for a dog owner to use a harness or leash whenwalking for their dog. Conventionally dog harnesses and leashes havebeen made to allow the user to walk with the dog and control themovement of the dog so that the dog cannot get away or be subject todanger from automobile traffic. It is also desirable, for safetypurposes, to be able to control the dog in the instance where otherpeople or animals are present to prevent any type of undesiredinteraction. Unfortunately, when it comes to walking a medium to largedog, the dog can be overpowering. A conventional harness, which isusually around the front chest and upper body portion of the dog is notsufficient. Even with the strongest of harnesses and leashes it may getto the point where the dog owner is unable to control the dog'smovement. The hind leg muscles, which provide the majority of thepulling power in medium to large dogs are very strong. In such acircumstance it can be very dangerous for a dog owner to walk a mediumto larger dog that can literally over power the person holding the leashor harness.

There have been many attempts to provide control over dogs in the past.For example, there are apparatuses on the market that control a dog bybeing positioned on the dog's face. Many dogs, however, resist wearingthem due to facial discomfort. U.S. Pat. No. 6,354,247, issued toAndrews on Mar. 12, 2002, describes a method and apparatus forcontrolling an animal. The front harness includes a pair of loops thatgo around the lower portion of a dog's hind legs to control the dog'sactions. Because of the loop relationship with the cord and harness andthe loop position on the dog's legs, it is the Applicant's position thatthis device does not properly control a medium to large animal. First,the loops below the hocks (ankles) will not control the animal becausethe main muscles used for power are located in the upper thigh region(quadriceps/hamstrings). Second, loops around the hock (ankle) aredangerous to the animal as the animal can become tied up and injure itslegs. Third, due to the change in distance between the loops and theirconnection on the harness during the dog's stride, the loops will have atendency to loosen and fall off the leg. Finally, the direction to whichpressure is applied to the hock (ankle) is not natural and can lead tojoint, muscle, and bone injury. U.S. Pat. No. 3,994,264, issued to Flynton Nov. 30, 1976, shows a dog restraining harness. U.S. Pat. No.3,994,264 is a jump restraint not a walking control device. U.S. Pat.No. 2,534,727 is another attempt at restraint for a dog. It is notmotion controlled. The harness is not dynamic. The owner has to stop thedog and adjust the straps. Furthermore, the device limits the dog'sstride even if the dog slows down or stops pulling unless it isre-adjusted manually. Again the harness shown does not properly controlthe animal especially for a medium to large dog.

The Applicant's invention described herein includes a motion controlcord with a loop and that is fastened to a complete body harness. Thecord/loop engages particular hind leg muscles (quadriceps, hamstrings,etc.) of medium to large dogs. When tightened around the dog's legmuscles the cord/loop apparatus resists movement so that the dog is notable to pull or charge away from the person holding the restraint cord.The cord also distracts the dog's attention by creating an awkwardsensation around the main muscles of power (quadriceps and the like) sothat they lose focus on whatever caused them to pull initially. Theapparatus works by transferring the energy the dog uses to pull intotightening the loops around the thigh muscles which result in restraintof the dog. By encircling large muscle groups (quadriceps, hamstrings,etc.) there is no risk of injury to the dog's legs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A restraint harness for a dog, particularly a dog of medium size andlarger, including a conventional adjustable dog harness and an attachedharness control extension. A conventional adjustable dog harnesstypically includes an adjustable body encircling strap for the fronttorso of the dog and a second perpendicular strap that can engage thefront chest of the dog, connected at each end to the front torso strap.

Attached to the dog harness is the harness control extension, comprisinga center line strap connected by a fastener to the body encircling strapthat is disposed along the spine of the dog from a front portion of theanimal to the rear hind portion of the animal. The center line strap hasa pair of adjustable lateral straps connected to the center line strapat the rear hind portion of the dog. Each of the lateral straps includesan “O” ring rigidly fastened to the end of them.

In one embodiment, the front harness also has a left and right “O” ringattached on each side by side snap hooks that are used in conjunctionwith a motion control or restraint cord which is interlaced into andbetween the dog harness and the harness control extension.

The motion control cord is attached at one end to one “O” ring of thelateral strap on each side. The control cord is then formed in a pair ofloops on each side, with each being large enough to encircle a hind legof the dog. The cord passes back through the “O” ring on each lateralstrap on each side. Thus, the control cord has a pair of retractableloops that can be made quite small in diameter by pulling on the controlmember. Pulling on the control member causes tightening of the loopsthat encircle the upper hind leg muscles of the dog. In addition, in theembodiment with the additional “O” ring, the control cord will passthrough the “O” ring that is attached to the front harness of the dog oneach side. In the other embodiment, the control cord passes through aportion of the center line strap. Finally, the control cord will thenextend above the animal into either an included control member or into aconnection ring to which a normal leash can be attached.

In one embodiment, the operator of the control harness can potentiallywalk with the dog at a walking pace with sufficient grip on the controlmember. The operator's hand engages the control member while walking thedog. The control cord can be somewhat like a leash as the solerestraint. The owner can also attach a leash to the front harness of thedog if trying to train the dog to walk on a regular leash orconventional harness eventually without the control cord.

In another embodiment, the operator can attach a conventional leash tothe connection ring.

The main purpose of the control cord is that if a medium to large dogtries to charge or run, the forward motion will cause the control cordthat is firmly held by the operator to squeeze the upper leg muscle ofthe dog on each side (right leg and left leg) which will restrain theleg muscles and prevent the dog from moving forward. This action happensquite quickly by pulling on the control cord or by the dog attempting topull away from the operator who is firmly holding the control cord.

The Applicant has found that the control cord is very effective forstopping a medium to large dog from pulling because that the controlcord restrains the upper muscles of the dog's hind legs preventing thedog from moving forward. In one embodiment, the force and direction ofthe control cord is also effectively redirected through the “O” rings onthe front harness that redirect the direction of the control cord fromthe rear legs to the front harness to the operator in control of thecontrol cord well above the dog.

An object of this invention is to provide a dog control harness toprevent the animal from charging another person or animal, while notrisking injury to the dog.

It is another object of this invention to provide an animal harnessespecially suited for medium to large dogs that can restrain the dog'srear leg muscles so that the operator can restrain the dog fromundesired movement during an operation such as walking the dog.

Another objective of this invention is to be used as a training toolwith a regular leash attached to the front harness in hopes ofeventually removing the control cord. Another objective of thisinvention is to be used on dogs that have neck or back medicalconditions where using a standard leash or harness would not bedesirable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 shows a top plan view of the harness as shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of thepresent invention.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Referring now to the drawings and in particular FIGS. 1 and 2, a controlharness 10 is shown. Particularly, FIG. 1 shows the control harness 10attached to a representation of a large dog while FIG. 2 shows a morecomplete view. The control harness 10 is the combination of aconventional adjustable dog harness 10 a, which is well known in theart, and a control extension 10 b that is attached to the dog harness 10a. Two side cords are a part of and extend from the control extension 10b to an undetermined length, and provide the primary restraining action.A control member 40 a, through which the proximal ends of the two sidecords 40 pass, provides a handle for the user 40 a.

The control harness 10 is comprised of several narrow thin but verystrong straps preferably made of an artificial fabric such as nylon.Nylon straps are extremely strong and have a lot of holding power andare desirable because of their light weight and flexibility. Inaddition, this material allows the control harness 10 to be machinewashable. The dog harness 10 a includes two body torso straps 12 whichare made up of two identical narrow rectangular nylon straps on oppositesides of the dog that are each connected to a “D” ring 16 at one endwith a loop 12 a that is sewn into the strap 12. At the opposite end ofthe “D” ring 16, the straps 12 have opposing male/female ends of aplastic fastener 22, where the ends can engage to lock the straps 12together at the middle of the dog's back. Above the plastic fastener 22,each strap 12 has another “D” ring 22 a, and each strap 12 is alsoattached to the “D” ring 22 a with a loop 12 b that is sewn into thestrap 12. Only one of the straps 12 is visible in FIG. 1, but theopposing strap 12 is identical in the way it connects to the “D” ring16, the plastic fastener 22, and the “D” ring 22 a. The straps 12proceed up to the upper portion of the dog's back and are fastenedtogether in the middle of the dog's back when the ends of the plasticfastener 22 are engaged together. The “D” ring 16 connects the straps 12covering the sides and back of the dog to with an encircling strap 13that, when connected to the straps by way of the “D” ring 16, encirclethe dog by running to the rear of the dog's front legs and across thedog's chest. The encircling strap 13 is attached to the “D” ring 16 witha loop 13 a that is sewn into the encircling strap 13. The end of theencircling strap 13 not shown in FIG. 1. A front chest strap 14 is alsoconnected at one end to the “D” ring 16 and proceeds around to the leftside of the dog in front of the dog's front legs and similar connectionand “D” ring 16 as shown in FIG. 1. The chest strap is attached to the“D” ring 16 with a loop 14 a that is sewn into the chest strap 14. Anunder strap 15 runs under the dog's chest from the chest strap 14 to theencircling strap 13. The under strap 15 is adjustable with a buckle 15a. The straps 12, 13, 14, and 15 represent basically a conventionalharness. This harness is adjustable with buckles 18 and 20 for differentsize dogs so that it can fit comfortably yet be tight enough for the dognot to be able to get out of the straps.

To attach the control extension 10 b to the dog harness 10 a, an “O”clip 46 is attached to the center strap 24 of the control extension 10 bis attached to the “D” rings 22 a at the mid-section along the dog'sspine area. The “O” clip 46 has a front area 46 a with a circular snaphook that is attached to a rear area 46 b that allows a strap to belaced into it. The center strap 24 is positioned along the mid-spinalportion of the animal from its upper-mid back to its rear hind back andis adjustable in length with a buckle 26. In addition, on each side ofthe dog, a side snap hook 44 attaches to the “D” ring 16.

The center strap 24 terminates near the rear of the dog into lateralstraps 28, which are affixed perpendicular to the end of strap 24 andoverlaps on each side of the dog's back terminating on each side in an“O” ring 36. Thus, the lateral straps 28 extend from each side of strap24 down to each side of the dog. The lateral straps 28 are adjustable inlength by using a buckle 30, where one buckle 30 is located on thelateral straps on each side of the strap 24, to accommodate differentsize dogs.

Attached on each end of the lateral straps 28 are “O” rings 36, thelateral straps 28 pass through the “O” rings 36 and fold back ontothemselves, where they are firmly attached by threads 38 that are sewninto the lateral straps 28. This creates a permanent attachment of the“O” rings 36. The lateral straps 28 shown in FIG. 1 appear on the leftside of the dog in an identical manner.

Two very strong but light weight side cords 40 are attached on each sideof the control harness 10. Each side cord 40 begins at the “O” ring 36,where it is permanently connected by having the end of the side cord 40looped around the “O” ring 36 and locked in position by a permanent cordstop 40 b. The side cord 40 then passes to the rear of the dog's hindlegs and then completely around the dog's hind legs, where it passesthrough the “O” ring 36 and fed up to and through “O” ring 48 that isattached to the side snap hook 44. The cord fastenings are the same onboth sides of the dog as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. An adjustable cordstop 42 is positioned near “O” ring 48 to control how much the side cord40 passes through “O” ring 48 towards the hind end of the dog. If toomuch side cord 48 is available, the control harness would be too looseon the dog. If too little side cord 40 is available, the control harnesswould effectively be constantly engaged and the dog would be met withconstant resistance when trying to move its hind legs. Therefore, theadjustable cord stop allows the user to adjust how much side cord 40 isavailable below the “O” ring 48.

Once the side cords 40 are passed through the “O” ring 48 they continuetowards the user and the control member 40 a. The side cords 40 engagethe control member 40 a by each entering opposing ends of the controlmember 40 a, passing each other in opposite directions inside thecontrol member 40 a, and each exiting the end from with the oppositeside cord 40 entered the control member 40 a.

The side cord 40, the lateral straps 28, and the “O” ring 36 arestrategically positioned to ensure the side cord 40 encircles the upperhind leg muscles of the dog. The side cord 40 is in such a positionaround the upper hind leg muscles of the dog that it can restrain thesemuscles when less side cord 40 is made available to the controlextension 10 b, which forces the loops created by the side cord 40 thatare around the hind legs to get smaller and smaller. The user would makeless side cord 40 available by pulling the control member 40 a, whichacts to pull both side cords 40 simultaneously. The end of each sidecord 40 that exits the control member 40 a can be used to adjust theheight of the control member 40 a above the dog by adjusting theposition of the control member 40 a on the side cords 40. The operatorcan decrease the height of the control member 40 a by pulling on the endof each side cord 40 where it exits the control member, therebylessening the length of each side cord 40 below the control member 40 a.The operator can increase the height of the control member 40 a bypulling on the end of each side cord 40 where it enters the controlmember 40 a, thereby increasing the length of each side cord 40 belowthe control member 40 a. Once the control member 40 is adjusted to thecomfortable height for the user, the position can be secured by tyingthe end of each side cord 40 where it exits the control member 40 a istied into a square knot with the adjacent side cord 40 that is enteringthe control member 40 a. The user can readjust the height of the controlmember 40 a by untying and adjusting the position of the control member40 a on the side cords 40.

The upper spine strap 24 and the lateral straps 28 are adjustable inlength for fitting a specific size dog. The device could be used withanother conventional leash that could be attached to the front harnessportion through “D” rings 22 a. This means that the operator walking thedog could pull and direct the dog using the leash through the “D” rings22 a and at the same time holding the control member 40 a. If the dogwere to jump forward or lunge forward, the operator could pull thecontrol member 40 a or allow the motion of the dog lunging forward tocause a reduction in the size of the loop around the dog's legs,restraining the dog's muscles. The control extension 10 b can be easilyremoved by disengaging the “O” clip 46 and the side snap hooks 44 fromthe dog harness. It is noted that if the operator pulls on the controlmember 40 a behind the dog, the dog will often walk backwards toward theoperator.

Referring now to FIG. 3, an alternate embodiment of the control harness110 is shown disposed on a dog. The control harness 110 is thecombination of a conventional adjustable dog harness 10 a, which is wellknown in the art, and a control extension 110 b that is attached to thedog harness 10 a. The conventional dog harness 10 a remains unchanged asdescribed in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Two identical side control cords 140 are a part of and extend from thecontrol extension 110 b to an adjustable length, and provide the primaryrestraining action. At one end, the each control cord 140 encircles oneof the dog's hind legs. The control cords 140 are each attached at theirother end to a leash “O” ring 140 a, which provides place for aconventional dog leash to be attached. The leash “O” ring 140 a can be abasic “O” ring or a double sided “O” ring.

The control extension 110 b of the alternate embodiment is similarlycomprised of several narrow thin but very strong straps preferably madeof an artificial fabric such as nylon. To attach the control extension110 b to the dog harness 10 a, an “O” clip 146 is attached to the centerstrap 124 of the control extension 110 b is attached to the “D” rings 22a at the mid-section along the dog's spine area. The “O” clip 146 has afront area 146 a with a circular snap hook that is attached to a reararea 146 b that allows a strap to be laced into it and the control cord140 on both sides of the dog to pass through it. The center strap 124 ispositioned along the mid-spinal portion of the animal from its upper-midback to its rear hind back and is adjustable in length with a buckle126.

The center strap 124 terminates near the rear of the dog into lateralstraps 128, which are affixed perpendicular to the end of strap 124 andoverlaps on each side of the dog's back terminating on each side in an“O” ring 136. Thus, the lateral straps 128 extend from each side ofstrap 124 down to each side of the dog. The lateral straps 128 areadjustable in length by using a buckle 130, where one buckle 130 islocated on the lateral straps on each side of the strap 124, toaccommodate different size dogs. In all, the upper spine strap 124 andthe lateral straps 128 operate in a similar manner to the primaryembodiment.

Attached on each end of the lateral straps 128 are side “O” rings 136,the lateral straps 128 pass through the side “O” rings 136 and fold backonto themselves, where they are firmly attached by threads 138 that aresewn into the lateral straps 128. This creates a permanent attachment ofthe side “O” rings 136. The lateral straps 128 shown in FIG. 3 appear onthe left side of the dog in an identical manner.

The two identical control cords 140 are made of the same strong materialas the first embodiment. Each control cord 140 begins at the side “O”ring 136, where it is permanently connected by having the end of thecontrol cord 140 looped around the “O” ring 136 and locked in position,preferably by a permanent cord stop 140 b. The control cord 140 couldalso be locked into position by being tied into a knot on itself. Thecontrol cords 140 each then pass to the rear of one of the dog's hindlegs and then completely around the hind leg, where it passes throughthe side “O” ring 136 that it is attached to. The control cords 140 eachthen run up opposing sides of the dog to the dog's back, where eachpasses through the rear area 146 b of the “O” clip 146. The rear area146 b typically is divided into a main area for the center strap 124 andtwo side areas for each respective control cord 140 to pass through, butit can also simple comprise the main area where the center strap 124 andcontrol cords 140 all pass through. An adjustable cord stop 142 ispositioned on each control cord 140 after it passes through the reararea 146 b to control how much the side cord 140 is available towardsthe hind end of the dog. If too much control cord 140 is available, thecontrol harness would be too loose on the dog. If too little controlcord 140 is available, the control harness would effectively beconstantly engaged and the dog would be met with constant resistancewhen trying to move its hind legs. Therefore, the adjustable cord stopallows the user to adjust how much control cord 140 is available belowthe rear area 146 b.

Once the control cords 140 are passed through the rear area 146 b theycontinue towards the user and the leash “O” ring 140 a. Before engagingthe leash “O” ring 140 a, the control cords each pass through a two-waystopper 140 b. The control cords 140 each engage the leash “O” ring 140a by passing through the leash “O” ring 140 a, and encircling backtoward and through the respective two way stopper 140 b that the controlcord 140 passed through initially. Once the control cord 140 passesthrough the two-way stopper 140 b for the second time, the terminatingend of each cord is tied in a knot 140 c to prevent it from coming backthrough the two way stopper 140 b. The control cord 140 may be crimpedor have a device on it to prevent it from coming back through the twoway stopper 140 b.

As with the previous embodiment, the control cords 140, the lateralstraps 128, and the side “O” rings 136 are strategically positioned toensure each control cord 140 encircles one of the upper hind leg musclesof the dog. The operating and functional results also remain unchangedin this embodiment. The control cord 140 is in such a position aroundthe upper hind leg muscles of the dog that it can restrain these muscleswhen less control cord 140 is made available to the control extension110 b, which forces the loops created by the control cord 140 that arearound the hind legs to get smaller and smaller. In this embodiment, theuser would make less control cord 140 available by pulling aconventional leash, which would be clipped to the leash “O” ring 140 aand would result in both control cords 140 being pulled away from thedog simultaneously and cause the loops created by the control cord 140that are around the hind legs to become smaller. The two-way stoppers140 b can be used to adjust the length of the control cords 140 abovethe dog, where moving the two-way stopper 140 b towards the leash “O”ring increases said length and moving the two-way stopper 140 b towardsthe adjustable cord stops 142 decreases said length. The two-way stopper140 b and the adjustable cord stop 142 are typically embodied in twodifferent stoppers, but one two-way stopper could be utilized toaccomplish the tasks typically accomplished by the two-way stopper 140 band the adjustable cord stop 142.

The instant invention has been shown and described herein in what isconsidered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment. It isrecognized, however, that departures may be made from within the scopeof the invention and that obvious modifications will occur to a personskilled in the art.

1. A control harness comprising: an adjustable dog body harness that canbe positioned on a dog, said body harness having a first harness strap,a second harness strap, a left strap connection point and a right strapconnection point, where said first harness strap is connected to saidsecond harness strap at the left strap connection point and the rightstrap connection point, wherein when said harness is positioned on adog, said first harness strap is positioned perpendicular to the dog'sspine and encircles the dog's torso by running around the dog's back andaround the dog's chest behind the dog's front legs, said second harnessstrap is positioned perpendicular to the first harness strap and runsacross the dog's chest in front of the dog's front legs, and said leftstrap connection point and said right strap connection point arepositioned on the left and right side of the dog, respectively, abovethe dog's front legs; a harness extension member and an extensionintersection, where said harness extension member is connected to saidbody harness, said harness extension member having a first extensionstrap, a second extension strap, and a control cord, said firstextension strap being perpendicular to the second extension strap andsaid first extension strap connected to said second extension strap atthe extension intersection; an extension attachment point, where saidfirst extension strap is coupled to the first harness strap at theextension attachment point and said first extension strap extends alongthe dog's back parallel with the dog's spine from the extensionattachment point to the extension intersection; a left hind connectorand a right hind connector, where said second extension strap ispositioned perpendicular with the dog's spine extending from the lefthind connector at the left thigh portion of the dog's hind leg throughthe extension intersection and to the right hind connector at the rightthigh portion of the dog's hind leg; a left cord section and a rightcord section, where the left cord section and the right cord sectioncomprise the control cord; where the distal end of said left cordsection is attached to the left hind connector, extending from the lefthind connector encircling the dog's left hind leg and re-engaging saidleft hind connector, and the proximal end of said left cord sectionextends away from the dog's body; wherein when force away from the dogis exerted on the proximal end of said left cord section, inwardpressure is exerted on the section of the left cord section encirclingthe dog's left hind leg; where the distal end of said right cord sectionis attached to the right hind connector, extending from the right cordconnector encircling the dog's right hind leg, re-engaging and passingsaid right hind connector, and the proximal end of said right cordsection extends away from the dog's body; and wherein when force awayfrom the dog is exerted on the proximal end of said right cord section,inward pressure is exerted on the section of the right cord sectionencircling the dog's right hind leg.
 2. The control harness of claim 1,additionally comprising a first cord control member, wherein said firstcord control member is a hollow cylindrical body and the proximal end ofsaid left cord section and said right cord section pass through thehollow body, said first cord control member providing a pivot from whichdirectional force can be exerted on the left cord section and the rightcord section simultaneously.
 3. The control harness of claim 1,additionally comprising a second cord control member, wherein saidsecond cord control member is a hollow body to which the proximal end ofsaid left cord section and said right cord section are engaged, saidsecond cord control member providing a pivot from which directionalforce can be exerted on the left cord section and the right cord sectionsimultaneously.
 4. The control harness of claim 1, wherein said lefthind connector is a circular ring apparatus, said distal end of the leftcord section is permanently affixed to said left hind connector, andsaid left cord section re-engages said left hind connector by passingthrough the left hind connector circular ring.
 5. The control harness ofclaim 1, wherein said right hind connector is a circular ring apparatus,said distal end of the right cord section is permanently affixed to saidright hind connector, and said right cord section re-engages said righthind connector by passing through the right hind connector circularring.
 6. The control harness of claim 1, additionally comprising a leftcord connector, where said left cord section extends to and engages withthe left cord connector between the left strap connection point and theproximal end of said left cord section, wherein said left cord connectorcomprises a snap hook attached to a circular ring apparatus, wherein theleft cord connector is removably attached to the left strap connectionpoint with the left cord connector snap hook and the left cord sectionengages said left cord connector by passing through the left cordconnector circular ring.
 7. The control harness of claim 6, additionallycomprising a left stopper, wherein the left stopper is engaged on theleft cord section on the proximal side of the left cord connector, saidleft stopper being incapable of passing through the left cord connector,where the user can manually adjust the position of said left stopperalong the left cord section on the proximal side of the left cordconnector.
 8. The control harness of claim 1, additionally comprising aright cord connector, where said right cord section extends to andengages with the right cord connector between the right strap connectionpoint and the proximal end of said right cord section, wherein saidright cord connector comprises a snap hook attached to a circular ringapparatus, wherein the right cord connector is removably attached to theright strap connection point with the right cord connector snap hook andthe right cord section engages said right cord connector by passingthrough the right cord connector circular ring.
 9. The control harnessof claim 8, additionally comprising a right stopper, wherein the rightstopper is engaged on the right cord section on the proximal side of theright cord connector, said right stopper being incapable of passingthrough the right cord connector, where the user can manually adjust theposition of said right stopper along the right cord section on theproximal side of the right cord connector.
 10. A dog harness controlextension for a dog comprising: a harness extension member connectableto a dog harness, said extension member having a first extension strap,a second extension strap, an extension intersection and a control cord,where the first extension strap is connected to the second extensionstrap at the extension intersection, said first extension strap beingperpendicular to the second extension strap; an extension attachmentpoint, where said first extension strap being attachable to the dogharness at the extension attachment point and said first extension strapextending along the dog's back parallel with the dog's spine from thefirst extension attachment point to the extension intersection; a lefthind connector and a right hind connector, where said second extensionstrap being positioned perpendicular with the dog's spine extending fromthe left hind connector at the left thigh portion of the dog's hind legthrough the extension intersection and to the right hind connector atthe right thigh portion of the dog's hind leg; a left cord section and aright cord section, said control cord having the left cord section andthe right cord section; where the distal end of said left cord sectionis attached to the left hind connector, extending from the left cordconnector encircling the dog's left hind leg, re-engaging and passingsaid left hind connector, and the proximal end of said left cord sectionextends away from dog's body; wherein when force away from the dog isexerted on the proximal end of said left cord section, inward pressureis exerted on the section of the left cord section encircling the dog'sleft hind leg; where the distal end of said right cord section isattached to the right hind connector, extending from the right cordconnector encircling the dog's right hind leg, re-engaging and passingsaid right hind connector, and the proximal end of said right cordsection extends away from the dog's body; and wherein when force awayfrom the dog is exerted on the proximal end of said right cord section,inward pressure is exerted on the section of the right cord sectionencircling the dog's right hind leg.
 11. The control harness of claim10, additionally comprising a first cord control member, wherein theproximal end of said left cord section is attached to the proximal endof said right cord section at the first cord control member, wherein thefirst cord control member provides a pivot from which force away fromthe dog can exerted on the left cord section and the right cord sectionconcurrently.
 12. The control harness of claim 10, additionallycomprising a second cord control member, wherein the proximal end ofsaid left cord section and the proximal end of said right cord sectionare attached to the second cord control member, wherein the second cordcontrol member provides a pivot from which force away from the dog canexerted on the left cord section and the right cord sectionconcurrently.
 13. The control harness of claim 10, wherein said firstextension strap uses a snap hook to removably engage a dog harness. 14.The control harness of claim 10, wherein said left hind connector is acircular ring apparatus, said distal end of the left cord section ispermanently affixed to said left hind connector, and said left cordsection re-engages said left hind connector by passing through the lefthind connector circular ring.
 15. The control harness of claim 10,wherein said right hind connector is a circular ring apparatus, saiddistal end of the right cord section is permanently affixed to saidright hind connector, and said right cord section re-engages said righthind connector by passing through the right hind connector circularring.
 16. The control harness of claim 10, additionally comprising aleft cord connector, where said left cord section extends to and engageswith the left cord connector between the left strap connection point andthe proximal end of said left cord section, wherein said left cordconnector comprises a snap hook attached to a circular ring apparatus,wherein the left cord connector is removably attached to the left sideof a dog harness with the left cord connector snap hook and the leftcord section engages said left cord connector by passing through theleft cord connector circular ring.
 17. The control harness of claim 16,additionally comprising a left stopper, wherein the left stopper isengaged on the left cord section on the proximal side of the left cordconnector, said left stopper being incapable of passing through the leftcord connector, where the user can manually adjust the position of saidleft stopper along the left cord section on the proximal side of theleft cord connector.
 18. The control harness of claim 10, additionallycomprising a right cord connector, where said right cord section extendsto and engages with the right cord connector between the right strapconnection point and the proximal end of said right cord section,wherein said right cord connector comprises a snap hook attached to acircular ring apparatus, wherein the right cord connector is removablyattached to the right side of a dog harness with the right cordconnector snap hook and the right cord section engages said right cordconnector by passing through the right cord connector circular ring. 19.The control harness of claim 18, additionally comprising a rightstopper, wherein the right stopper is engaged on the right cord sectionon the proximal side of the right cord connector, said right stopperbeing incapable of passing through the right cord connector, where theuser can manually adjust the position of said right stopper along theright cord section on the proximal side of the right cord connector.